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Keys From a 6-Month Streak

Anytime you find yourself in the midst of a streak in your trading, it’s worth paying attention to. When you’re winning, you need to find out why.

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How to Lose Like a Winner

I recently heard that in relationships, you can be happier if you choose to accept the whole person.  The idea is that instead of trying to weigh everything you like vs. everything you dislike, accepting them as generally positive is a better decision.

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Bearish Engulfing Bars Warrant Caution

Following gains of more than 7% in just a dozen days, today we saw the market averages tag new recovery highs and then reverse sharply to finish in the red.  The bearish engulfing bars which resulted on the daily charts aren’t pretty, especially given the elevated volume which accompanied them.
It hints that this market is [...]

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Why I’m Not Trading AAPL

AAPL is set to report earnings after today’s closing bell.  It’ll be the focus of attention at times both today and tomorrow as the dust settles post-news, but truth be told, I have no interest either way.

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Taking Risks

It’s a known fact that in the market, you get paid to take risks.  We all know that, right?
But are you getting the proper rewards for those risks?  Are you taking the most appropriate kinds of risks?

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Reversal Characteristics & Candidates

Stocks can reverse suddenly or slowly.  Sometimes it takes place in one big bar, and other times it’s a process that occurs over time.
Because there are differences in how downside reversals can happen, after running across a couple of reversal candidates in the charts, I wanted to share a couple here on the blog.
Uptrends will [...]

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More on Recovering from Trading Losses

Ever been downright frustrated with your trading?
If you’ve been a trader for any length of time, I’m sure you have.  There can be stretches of disappointments during which it feels like getting on the right side of a move might not ever again happen.